Enable automatic removal of old packages
Hello, When you're using a lot of packages created based on templates, you will see new versions of them created automatically. That is convenient of course, but would it be possible to enable automatic removal of the old packages with outdated software
Package Deployment Scripts Using Winget?
Just wondering if Winget could be utilized to push out applications to machines managed by Desktop Central? and if so, how do we go about doing it? Package Type seems to be limited to MSI / MSP & EXE / APPX / MSIEXEC / MSU or is it best to go in as a
Automatic removal of packages that were updated automatically?
When you sent a package in Software Deploymount->Packages to automatically update, after a new version appears and the SSP shows the new version, the old versions are never removed. For instance, Azure CLI is set to auto update. After every update the
deploy lates version of software title to custom group automatically
Hi we use DC cloud version, are happy with it and we use it to manage Windows devices only I started to deploy our standard applications to our workgroup devices and we push out things like Dropbox Slack Chrome Office365 Adobe Acrobat Reader Zoom etc
Uninstall different versions of skype
Hi, I need to uninstall different versions of skype, but the guide Uninstalling Microsoft Skype using Endpoint Central-Software (manageengine.com) doesn't work for me. Is it possible to uninstall al the version with a single script? Thanks, Matteo
Create a configuration which uses only the latest version of the packages
Hello, I was trying to create a configuration which uses only the latest version of the packages (same like the self service portal does), but haven't found such an option. So, if there's a Chrome package created based on a template for example, then
Restart computer before deploying software
Hello, I am trying to install software that requires the previous version be uninstalled before installing the new version. I can uninstall the previous version with a custom script in the pre-deployment activities section. No problem there. However,
How to execute a Powershell script
Hello, I'm trying to run a Powershell script on DC, but when I add the script to the Script Repository and deploy it, even though the result is "Executed", when I go to the computer on which the deployment ran, it's like nothing really happened. The question is, how can i run a Powershell script on DesktopCentral...? Am I doing something wrong or is the capability not available? Thank you.
Pre-Deployment Activity "Check for software"
It is my impression that checking for software as a pre deployment activity, doesn't actually check for currently installed software. But it seems like it checks the last software inventory? Can you confirm that this behavior is true? If so, it seems
O365 software package
We are running Managed Engine Desktop Central and have not been able to successfully create a software package for 0365. Any of the KB articles are for Office 2016. Has any one been able to create a package to deploy O365 to their users?
Use Dynamic Groups for Software Deployment / Configuration
Greetings! We'r required to deploy Splunk Universal Forwarder on every windows machines in our infrastructure. We'd like to automatically deploy the software on all machines that are freshly added to SoM (eg. newly installed servers / clients). Therefore
Anyone managed to un-install Cisco Webex Meetings
Hi as anyone managed to un-install Cisco Webex Meetings using Endpoint Central? Cisco have done something that means the usual MSI uninstaller does work correctly . Even using powershell and WMIC and using the MSI un-installer code to remotely uninstall
Self-Service Portal - Run Installer EXE as Administrator?
I am attempting to add an Office installation package to self-service portal, but it is failing to install on a non-administrator account on Windows 10, with the error "The requested operation requires elevation". Is there any way to run the installer as an administrator in the self-service settings or through OCT? Thanks
Specify User Account with Self Service Portal
Hi I'm in the process of testing the Self Service Portal and have come across an issue with applications that use the following package type "MSIEXEC / EXE / ISS / Command". When they are deployed via the Self Service Portal they all fail due to not having the elevated access rights. I know if I deploy an applications normally I get the option to install as system User. Not sure if im just being blind or stupid but could do with some help working out how to deploy these types of applications in the
How to deploy MS Office Fixit 51010?
I need to deploy MS Fixit 51010 which should disable opening RTF documents in Word. So I downloaded the MSI from https://support.microsoft.com/kb/2953095/en-us and created a new software deployment package with this MSI. Then I deployed this new package to my computer. First, I tried to deploy it as computer configuration. Nothing changed. Then, I tried to deploy this as user configuration. Again, I still could open RTF documents. I will try to find out what registry keys this Fixit changes, so I
Microsoft Teams - Software deployment
Hi All I am wanting to deploy Microsoft Teams and am having some difficulty's. The software is an exe that installs to the users app data folder. I would like to create a software deployment which deploys to all users, Is there any guidance or documentation for applications which deploy in this way or has anyone deployed Microsoft Teams before ? thanks
Anyone else getting self service portal crashes on the client machines ? Seems to be a .NET error maybe related to .NET 4.8
Application: selfserviceportal.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.InvalidCastException at selfserviceportal.StatusToStyleConverter.Convert(System.Object[], System.Type, System.Object, System.Globalization.CultureInfo) at System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.TransferValue() at System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.Transfer() at System.Windows.Data.MultiBindingExpression.UpdateTarget(Boolean)
Software Licensing/Metering
I'm working to set up a software license repository to work with our software metering through Desktop Central. I can create software metering rules based on the already-established software packages, but is there a way to group existing packages together. For example, I purchase licensing for MS Office 2016 Standard that includes licenses for several different executables (i.e. winword.exe). I need to track these as a license bundle that audits against the individual program components - how
Package deploy issue.
I created a software deploy package to install a simple .exe application. The deploy did complete successfully but the configuration status still says "ready to execute". I verified the program was installed on the destination computer. How can I fix this? I need to see the status so I can monitor the push to over a 1000 computers. I have made other packages that install and report back correctly.
Deployment of applications
Hi, I'm currently evaluating Desktop Central, having used SCCM in my previous jobs. I've created a few application packages in the "Software deployment" section and these work great on a test target machine. However when I go to the OS deployment section I find that if I want to deploy some of these apps during OS deployment I need to create new packages for the SAME application. Am I missing something? Thank you Frédéric
Can DC deploy MSIXBundle packages?
Can DC deploy MSIXBundle packages? I have one for the new Window Terminal preview and would like to know if DC supports this for deployment.
Uninstall Dell SupportAssist from Desktop Central
Hello team. Do you have any instructions to silently uninstall the Dell SupportAssit application from Desktop Central? Regards, Rafael Vega.
force deployment?
hi, is there a way to force the deplyment of a package "right now" or do I need to wait for the 90 Minute Window to go by?
Installing Office 365
I'm creating a package to install Office 365. I created a package with the following options. But it's not installing. Any tips? We just purchased the Endpoint Central license so I'm at the very beginning of figuring things out. I also have to figure
How to check logs to identify why the installation failed?
Hi, I'm deploying custom scripts to many machines, of which some of them are successfully deployed, while the rest encounters the generic error "Script fails with error :. Unknown error -1073741819". Look forward to receiving your kind support.
Forcing configuration retry on a computer
Is it possible to force a software installation retry when the configuration status is in progress? A setup a configuration to push a software package, a perticular system's status is currently "retry in progress" with a retry status "1 out of 2". is there a way for force to retry the installation with out having to create another configuration?
Installing Fonts
anyone have proper steps to install fonts on both mac and windows machines using desktop central?
Want to Create Software Deployment for Sophos on Mac
I would like to create a software deployment package. What I have from Sophos is a shell script, installer package, and mobile config files. How can I do this in EC?
How to perform Reboots after SW Deployment
Hello, First: I am working with DesktopCentral for over one year by now, so I am not completely new. Still there are some point that do now work as I expect, so I would like to know, how to achieve the following two cases: How to tell the client to reboot, when the setup itself does not require this; I want to reboot the client anyway! 1. Prompt user to reboot after SW install I know I can set this in the "deployment policy": "Prompt for reboot" & let user skip the reboot. What I am looking for:
Microsoft Teams - This app can't run on your PC error.
Hi All, I have teams deploying to each user as a user deploy. On a number of machines over the last week users have been experiencing an error on loading Teams. I can't see any deployments happening from DesktopCentral to the affected users. The software
Deploy software to a custom group of computers
What is the best way to accomplish the following task in Desktop Central? I want to find all of the systems on our network that still have Internet Explorer 9 installed and update them to Internet Explorer 11. I know how to deploy software, but I don't know how to create a group of computers that contain a particular version of software and then deploy a new software package to that group. Any assistance would be appreciated. Troy
Post Deploymetn Task Slowness
Is there any way to speed up post-deployment tasks? I am experiencing extreme slowness.
Is there anyway to force a sync?
Greetings, Having to wait 90+ minutes for a server sync in Endpoint Central Cloud is fairly ridiculous. I have a computer package that I created, that works because after the 90 minutes it installs no problem, but the 90 minute wait, especially for it
Endpoint Central Cloud: SSP Request Approval To Install
Is there a way to require certain applications published on the Self Service Portal to require approval before installing? I'm in UEM EC Cloud, and I've enabled the integration with SDP Cloud, but I can't seem to figure out how to restrict certain apps
Stop agent temporary from autoupgrading and starting software update scan after installation
During our OS installation process we are deployment ME DC agent as part of the MDT (Microsoft Deployment Toolkit) Task Sequence. Is there a way to stop agent from autoupgrading itself right after installation? We don't always have latest agent version in MDT because different team is responsible for ME DC. This agent autoupgrade right after installation is causing some issues with our automated task sequence process and most of the time ME DC agent fails to upgrade itself and it's being left in
DesktopCentral - Windows 10 Deployment - Unknown Error. Code : -1047526904
Hello, I tried to install Windows 10 1803 via software distribution on a computer with 1709. To do this, I've extracted the DVD content into the software sharing folders and created a deployment according to the instructions at https://www.manageengine.com/products/desktop-central/deploy-windows-10-how-to.html.
Corrupt DWG files
Recently recovered thousands of DWG files on a hard drive with a corrupt partition, however, all the files recovered are not viewable or recoverable through autocad 2007. They files are 2004 dwg files. Is there any software available to repair DWG files that someone can refer me to?
How to deploy new Autodesk products (2022) with DC
Hi, I have problems with deploying Autodesk 2022 products. On the Autodesk CEP Manage page I have created an deployment package with a share as the storage point. Now I have the created "Install AutoCAD MEP 2022.bat" with setup commands. 1. with GUI 2.
Desktop Central self-service portal displays applications already installed
Hi, we have just deployed Desktop Central in our company. We have created our packages and our "main" configuration to push packages to new computers. The software packages are configured to detect if the same software is already installed before proceeding
Microsoft Teams via Desktop Central
We've just tried to deploy Microsoft Teams using the DC (Teams_windows (x64) (1.3.00.12058). While the the installation was successful we noted the shortcut was not created on the desktop or even in the start menu Has anyone else come across this and
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